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    fiction: Indian English Literature is defined as the contribution of Indian writers to the Literature in English. With the consolidation of the British power in India, English, the language of rulers also began to exercise its influence on the intellectuals of the country. To the educated people, English language is a gateway to western knowledge. English provided a window for the Indian intellectuals to have a look at the wide world. Indian English Literature is a literature which is a combination

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    Liberation Through Literature In a society where a powerful authority controls civilization and no one is free to choose what they can and can’t do, rebellious violence is futile. Because of this, literature can be one of the strongest weapons a person can wield. In the novels Kindred by Octavia Butler and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the protagonists Dana and John both use literacy in order to challenge the ideals of the powerful authorities from their respective societies; however, their

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    “Lord of the rings” were already became a famous sign of fantasy literature. Their author created a fantastic and great world for us to imagine. No matter teenagers or elders are loving his work. He contributed a lot to the literature and whole world. There are a lot of meaningful questions about Tolkien and his work deserving us to find out answer. Why he written these books? How he contributes and influences literature and world? I think the reason is that he wants to write these books is his

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    Although I have always loved reading, I never took the time to truly appreciate all the wonders of the literature world. Out of all the authors and stories we studied, I knew the most about Edgar Allan Poe. Poe’s stories have always sparked an interest in me since there is always room for different interpretations of his accounts. In the duration of this course, I was more informed on how English literature was started. I became more educated on how the styles and tones the authors utilize have an affect

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    says, “The things that are said in literature are always the same. What is important is the way they are said.” Literature is such a broad, all encompassing term that much is lost in translation. This is part of the reason behind the ongoing brawl: what qualifies as literature? In the case of graphic novels, they are often cast aside by critics, deemed definitively inferior and lacking intellectual merit. However, this assumption does not hold up in today’s world of literary work. Genres and mediums

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    Literature should be considered literature and should not be discriminated because of the ethnicity of the writer or how the literature is written. Richard Wright, N. Scott Momaday and Maxine Hong Kingston were all considered ethnic literature writers. Richard Wright wrote “Long Black Song” in a way to handle serious social issues. N. Scott Momaday wrote “House Made of Dreams” which is about a man named Abel who is struggling between two worlds and trying to find out where he fits in. Maxine

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    strikes him and was going to assault him further before Perowne begins to diagnose him with Huntington’s Disease. Additionally, he has limited schooling, evidenced by his statement that “[Baxter] didn’t get on with school” (97). Despite this, he found literature, specifically poetry, profoundly moving. During the climax of the novel, when Baxter and an accomplice break into Perowne’s home and force Daisy to strip naked, Baxter is prevented from committing further violent acts when Daisy recites lines from

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    shortly after he answers them with analogies. “Let me try to explain by comparing shakespeare to music.” (9-13) also… “we think of biology and chemistry, history and politics etc. as subjects that are focused on the real world, same with Shakespeare.” (63-66). He answered the questions with the use of analogies, comparing Shakespeare to music and the students

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    Dystopian Literature They like the Dystopian literature because it's very exciting and very real. Anthem is very real to our real world because they need to be told what to do. They give them what jobs they fit into for what they know and do the best. Modern teens like dystopian literature because the stories are imaginary future world Dystopian literature is like a dream it is very interesting and made up and could possibly happen. Teens really like Dystopian literature because it they are like

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    What is American Gothic Literature? American Gothic Literature is a literature that combines many aspects such as fiction, horror, death, and at times romance. Many American Gothic pieces use elements like rationality, puritanism, guilt, strangeness with the familiar (Das Unheimliche) , and the supernatural. The ideas created within these elements are strongly influenced by the past. Slavery, the fear of racial mixing, hostile Native American relations, their subsequent genocide, and the daunting

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